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Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 17:33
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Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 17:34
Here she is, the real deal, any questions? By the way, yes that is a Katapult. ;)
KyleGilbert45
22-02-2006, 17:34
Looking good. I can't wait to see how this thing works. Maybe I'll catch up with you guys at the Boilermaker Regional.

Good luck this year.
Clark Gilbert
22-02-2006, 17:37
Looks awesome as always! Can't wait to see it in action @ the Boilermaker Regional (hopefully). :)
Éowyn
22-02-2006, 17:38
That is really cool looking! Excuse the dumb question, but how does it shoot? I didn't see a shooter wheel. Does it actually catapult the balls?
Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 17:40
That is really cool looking! Excuse the dumb question, but how does it shoot? I didn't see a shooter wheel. Does it actually catapult the balls?

YUP! The cam looking thing actually shoots the ball very gracefully. And remember there are no dumb questions! Look at pic 2 for a more detailed shooter shot.
EricH
22-02-2006, 17:42
Is the catapult on a turret? How accurate is it?
Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 17:43
Well, last night when I operated I went 6/6 and 5/6. Keep in mind its not totally debugged, but it is pretty accurate. There is still room for tweaking, but overall I would say its good.

ps did anyone notice the new 45 logo?
Alex Cormier
22-02-2006, 17:47
Well, last night when I operated I went 6/6 and 5/6. Keep in mind its not totally debugged, but it is pretty accurate. There is still room for tweaking, but overall I would say its good.

ps did anyone notice the new 45 logo?
spiffy new logo, got any videos of this beast?
Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 17:48
spiffy new logo, got any videos of this beast?

I believe there will be one floating around somewhere, sometime soon.
Conor Ryan
22-02-2006, 17:50
How much practise did you guys get? And what are the specs of everything?
Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 17:52
We got lots of drive practice, but not too much with the shooter. But, we have a second robot so that will not affect us. What type of specs?
Conor Ryan
22-02-2006, 17:53
We got lots of drive practice, but not too much with the shooter. But, we have a second robot so that will not affect us. What type of specs?
Speed, range, the kind of things that the scouts will ask.
Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 17:56
2-Speed AM shifter...12fps in high around 8fps in low
6WD
It can shoot from around 20 feet out.
Uses the camera.
Uses a FP planetary to a CIM planetary for shooter power.
Can go up the ramp.
Great maneuverability.

Any more?
Tim Arnold
22-02-2006, 17:58
Glad to see another high goal scoring bot not using pitcher style!

I am extremely interested in seeing a video, very interesting design. Looks like it is a single fire, lock (EDIT: The 'c' word got filtered)-and-load-and-shoot method, correct?

At first I thought you made something similar to our team's bot Ball-istic (http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/showthread.php?t=43841),
But upon review it looks quite different. So glad to see something different from the ordinary :)

My question mainly is: how fast is it? If it is a pull back to shoot real-deal catapult like I described before, how long is the reload time? Your system of getting balls into the shooter looks rather complex as well.

Good luck in the competition (and getting the innovation award)!
Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 18:00
The shooter shoots around a ball per second. The load system is actually pretty simple...balls go up the front rollers, then down our roller coaster and gets a nice little shot into the katapult. (Pics of the "nice little shot" to come)
Tim Arnold
22-02-2006, 18:02
Sweet. Man, quick reply too. I wasn't even done editing my last post and you had already replied :)
Stephen Kowski
22-02-2006, 18:09
wow cool katapult....i was hopin you'd go for the quantity over quality three ball shooter, but o well

am i going crazy or is there a servo in the throwing arm?
Kyle Love
22-02-2006, 18:13
wow cool katapult....i was hopin you'd go for the quantity over quality three ball shooter, but o well

am i going crazy or is there a servo in the throwing arm?

Nice observation ;)
Nuttyman54
22-02-2006, 18:19
Is that camera going to be protected? Otherwise looks really good!
Alan Anderson
22-02-2006, 21:37
Looks like it is a single fire, lock (EDIT: The 'c' word got filtered)-and-load-and-shoot method, correct?
We eventually settled on calling the action of pulling back the arm "winding", to avoid s$@#$@#$@#$@#$@#$@#s (and filters). Winding the arm into place automatically loads a waiting ball into position to be flung. The major limit on launch rate is the brief time it takes for the newly loaded ball to stop bobbling so it goes straight when flung.
R Stephenson
22-02-2006, 22:29
also how does the camera hold up be in the open?
Alan Anderson
23-02-2006, 12:34
also how does the camera hold up be in the open?
I don't know, and I'd rather not find out. I plan to insist on adding some sort of protection to the camera as one of the team's first to-do items at the Boilermaker regional.